The Kansas football team has a new season-opening opponent — again. While explaining Wednesday night what the Jayhawks would do with their one nonconference date in September, KU Athletic Director Jeff Long told reporters on a video conference that the football team will kick off its 10-game slate on Sept. 12. And the game won’t be against Southern Illinois. Long said he didn’t want to yet say ...
A couple of audible gasps emerged from the crowd Wednesday night when D’Marion Alexander pulled off his jacket to reveal he was wearing a TCU T-shirt. The look didn’t last, though, during a commitment ceremony the prep linebacker from Texas broadcasted live via his Instagram account. Cheers soon followed when Alexander removed his Horned Frogs gear to show that he was sporting a black T-shirt with a ...
Despite the decisions by the Big Ten and the Pac-12 to call off fall football, the Big 12 appears to be forging ahead toward a football season during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hours after two of college football’s Power Five conferences canceled their games for at least the remainder of 2020, Big 12 leadership decided Tuesday night over a teleconference to stay the course, according to tweets from several ...
As the fate of their season is debated by Power Five conference leaders, with momentum possibly building for a fall without college football, some players began this weekend voicing their desires to play, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. While Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, Ohio State QB Justin Fields, Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard, Alabama running back Najee Harris and other high profile ...
It could be much longer than expected before Kansas football head coach Les Miles can lead the Jayhawks into his second season with the program. According to a Sunday evening report from Sports Illustrated, a decision to cancel all NCAA Division I fall sports, including FBS football, because of the COVID-19 pandemic could come as soon as this week. SI’s Pat Forde and Ross Dellenger reported one anonymous ...
On the first day of preseason practices Friday, University of Kansas volleyball coach Ray Bechard made it clear to the Jayhawks that they have options. “If you don’t feel safe, let us know,” Bechard told them. “This isn’t something that you have to do.” Such is the new reality of trying to prepare for a season in the midst of a pandemic. Practices began this past week for both the KU volleyball ...